Topic: Labour & Workers — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-03 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-03 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Union of All Ceylon School Development Officers officially ended their “fast-unto-death” hunger strike today (03), following a critical discussion with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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[2026-02-03 20:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Alors que les forces armées congolaises continuent d'affronter les rebelles de l'AFC-M23 dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu et du Sud-Kivu, le président Félix Tshisekedi a réclamé que le dialogue, pour avoir lieu, devrait se tenir sur le territoire national et ne pas remettre en cause l’autorité de son gouvernement. Ces conditions sont accueillies avec scepticisme par la coalition d'opposition Lamuka.
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[2026-02-03 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A Russian spy, posing as a Ukrainian citizen, used a simple request for directions to trick a local worker into selling industrial secrets
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[2026-02-03 12:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-03 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While some argue the change aligns Japan with global norms, others say better pay – not historical titles – is what soldiers really need
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[2026-02-03 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World Rugby chairman has been forced to defend a decision that pitches debutants ranked world No 22 against two-time world champions
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[2026-02-03 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-02 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The future of artificial intelligence depends not only on algorithms but on who controls and benefits from the labour that machines rely on
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[2026-02-02 16:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Team has previously complained of having to pay for their own kit and being given ‘inadequate’ accommodation while on international duty
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[2026-02-02 16:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-02 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Mandelson, aliyefukuzwa ubalozi akiwa anaiwakilisha Uingereza nchini Marekani mwaka jana kwa sababu ya mafungamano yake na Epstein, yumo kwenye nyaraka zilizochapishwa siku ya Ijumaa na Wizara ya Sheria ya Marekani, kuhusiana na mfadhili huyo aliyekufia jela alikotiwa kwa kashfa na ngono na watoto wadogo.
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[2026-02-02 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Average monthly salary of new hires has risen only marginally by 0.5 per cent year on year to HK$20,961 in 2025, according to online job portal
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[2026-02-02 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India’s Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal year has increased development aid allocations for Sri Lanka, allocating 4 billion INR an increase of 1 billion INR from last year, according to Indian media.
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[2026-02-02 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Media Spokesman of the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS), Dr. Ashoka Gunaratne emphasised that the association will not participate in the trade union action scheduled for today (2) by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA).
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[2026-02-02 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Secretary Dr.Prabath Sugathadasa stated that all specialist doctors in hospitals across the country will also withdraw from duties starting today (2).
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[2026-02-02 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran threatened on Thursday to unleash ‘hazardous consequences’ after the European Union formally designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Western powers.
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[2026-02-02 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In Sri Lanka, conversations about women’s participation in the workforce tend to fixate on career gaps. Time away from formal employment – most often due to childbirth, caregiving, or family responsibility – is treated as the primary explanation for why women fall out of paid work. While CVs are scrutinised for continuity, interviews are probed for “seamless re-entry,” and gaps are framed as deficits that require explanation.
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[2026-02-02 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) elected a new set of office bearers when its Annual General Meeting was held at Havelock Sports Club on Thursday.
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[2026-02-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A suspect who had allegedly engaged in a foreign employment racket by promising individuals jobs in Romania had been apprehended and remanded.
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[2026-02-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Twenty Local Government (LG) representatives from the upcountry region of Sri Lanka completed a 10-day capacity-building programme at the Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) in Hyderabad, India, from January 19-29. The programme was organised at the request of Ceylon Worker’s Congress (CWC).
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[2026-02-02 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Peter Mandelson is facing questions over several payments allegedly received from Jeffrey Epstein in the early 2000s
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[2026-02-01 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has officially issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification outlining new regulations for the employment of women during night hours.
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[2026-02-01 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kwa mujibu wa utafiti huo uliofanywa kwa niaba ya gazeti la Bild na kuchapishwa leo Jumamosi, iwapo uchaguzi wa shirikisho ungefanyika kesho, asilimia 26 ya waliohojiwa walisema wangeipigia kura Christian Democratic Union (CDU) ya Merz au chama chake ndugu cha Bavaria, Christian Social Union (CSU). Chama cha AfD pia kimekuwa katika kiwango cha asilimia 26 kwa wiki kadhaa, hali iliyokifanya kuwa mbele ya vyama vinavyounda serikali ya muungano.
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[2026-01-31 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-01-31 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya stated that officers of the Sri Lanka Police will receive a substantial salary in the near future up to a level where it will not be necessary for them to resort to receiving other types of benefits.
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[2026-01-31 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: National Eye Hospital (NEH) Director Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara said the recent doctor transfer decisions that triggered a one-day strike were purely administrative measures taken to maintain an approved cadre and resolve salary allocation issues arising from an excess number of doctors.
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[2026-01-31 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: En Iran, le chef du pouvoir judiciaire prévient les Européens : ils "subiront les conséquences", menace-t-il, de leur décision "insensée" de considérer les Gardiens de la révolution comme "organisation terroriste". Cette décision, annoncée hier [29.01.26], est qualifiée d'"action hostile" de la part de l'Union européenne et "ne restera pas sans réponse".
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[2026-01-30 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: भारत के चेन्नई शहर की एक क्लास में करीब 20 नर्सें तेजी से जर्मन भाषा सीख रही हैं. उनके पास छह महीने हैं, ताकि वह कम से कम इतनी जर्मन सीख सकें कि जर्मनी जाकर काम कर सकें. जिसमें से एक नर्स, रामलक्ष्मी, बताती हैं कि उनके परिवार की आर्थिक स्थिति अच्छी नहीं थी.
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[2026-01-30 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has uncovered a major human trafficking and job scam targeting Sri Lankans with false promises of employment in Moldova.
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[2026-01-30 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-01-30 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Once a month, American labor activist Jim Keady logs into Remitly, an app for transferring money abroad, at his New Jersey home and sends $100 to a former Nike factory worker in Indonesia.
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[2026-01-30 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Seoul has apologised and pledged to improve foreign worker housing following the woman’s death in a makeshift dwelling in 2020
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[2026-01-30 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Officers mounted undercover operation targeting firms advertising services online ahead of Lunar New Year
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[2026-01-30 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two trade union activists, Ravi Kumudesh and Saman Ratnapriya, have voiced their support for the trade union action initiated by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA).
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[2026-01-30 16:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An agreement to increase the daily wages of estate workers was signed today (30) at the Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure, between the Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure, the Ministry of Labor, and regional plantation companies.
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[2026-01-30 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Trade unions have played a historic and often constructive role in safeguarding workers’ rights, improving wages, and strengthening social justice. In Sri Lanka, as in many democracies, trade union action has been instrumental in shaping labour laws and welfare protections. However, a growing trend of frequent and premature strikes raises an important question: should strikes be the first response to grievances, or the last resort?
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[2026-01-30 08:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-30 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Transformed into mobile billboards during elections, hired by contestants to popularise their symbols—the rear windows of Sri Lankan three-wheelers also serve as moving message boards for working-class expression. But these stickers aren’t merely decoration or campaign tools. They’re creative outlets for drivers who spend long days navigating chaotic roads for little pay, turning their vehicles into canvases for personal philosophy and protest.
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[2026-01-30 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-01-30 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure announced that agreements with regional plantation companies to implement a salary increase for estate workers will be signed tomorrow (30).
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[2026-01-30 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Liao praised for his party loyalty just days after the downfall of the country’s top uniformed officer
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[2026-01-30 00:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Les ministres des Affaires étrangères de l'Union européenne sont tombés d'accord ce jeudi 29 janvier pour désigner les Gardiens de la révolution iranienne comme une "organisation terroriste", après la répression sanglante des manifestations en Iran.Une "erreur stratégique majeure", selon le chef de la diplomatie iranienne, Abbas Araghchi. Par ailleurs, le chef de l'armée iranienne, le général Amir Hatami, s'est dit prêt à une "riposte écrasante" face aux menaces d'intervention américaine.Sur son ordre, les régiments de combat iraniens ont été dotés
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[2026-01-29 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s central government unveils plans for policy to reduce industrial labour pains caused by widespread use of artificial intelligence
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[2026-01-29 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bus driver licenses for people in their 20s and 30s rose 43 per cent in three years, driven by better pay, job security, and changing attitudes
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[2026-01-29 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PricewaterhouseCoopers survey finds half of Hong Kong workers use gen AI infrequently at work compared with 34 per cent for Asia-Pacific region
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[2026-01-29 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The scenic Kudawa beach in Kalpitiya became the backdrop for a beautiful cultural union yesterday (28), as a Hungarian couple chose to exchange vows according to traditional Sri Lankan customs.
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[2026-01-29 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Officers of the Special Investigation Unit of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau have arrested a former UNP local councillor in connection with a foreign employment racketeering scheme involving forged documents.
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[2026-01-29 13:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-01-29 12:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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